愁眉不展 meaning in English
(形容心事重重的样子) bend the brows; a frown never left one's face.; brows contracted without relaxation; contort one's features; frown in grief; knit the brows; knitting one's brows in anxiety; look blue; (he) looked troubled, and even frowned.; lowering eyebrows; one's knitted brows did not relax, nor one's gloomy features lighten.; with frown of anxiety; with knitted brows in worry
Examples
- It is no use for you to look sullen .
愁眉不展是没有用的。 - She looked up from her exam paper with a worried frown .
她看完自己的试卷愁眉不展地抬起头来。 - It looked on downcast faces, the images of mournful hearts .
人们脸上也是阴沉沉的，愁眉不展，反映着凄楚的心情。 - They never feel great joy but they are rarely depressed .
他们从来没有兴高采烈的时候，但也难得有愁眉不展的时候。 - His scowl broke into an angry grin as he caught his sister's eye .
他和姊姊视线相接，他愁眉不展的脸忍不住变成悻悻的笑容。